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spade

/speɪd/
Meanings
  • noun

    A large flat implement with a sharp edge, used for digging and moving soil, gravel, or other materials.

    - "He used a spade to dig the garden."
    - "The construction worker used a spade to move the gravel."
  • noun

    A card in the suit of spades.

    - "He had a good hand of cards, with three spades."
    - "Spades is a trump suit in some card games."
Pronunciation
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Rhymes
Words rhyming with spade
ade , braide , cade , fade , grave , hade , jade , lade , mead , nade , shade , traverse , wade
Variants
List of all variants of spade that leads to same result
in spades , spade , spadeful , spadefuls , spades , spaded , spader , spaders , spading , spade beard , spade beards , spade-bearded , call , call a spade a spade , call for , call forth , call her bluff , call his bluff , call in question , call into question , call it a day , call it quits , call its bluff , call my bluff , call names , call on , call one's bluff , call our bluff , call our bluffs , call the shots , call the tune , call their bluff , call their bluffs , call time , call to account , call upon , call your bluff , call your bluffs , called , called a spade a spade , called for , called forth , called her bluff , called his bluff , called in question , called into question , called it a day , called it quits , called its bluff , called my bluff , called names , called on , called our bluff , called our bluffs , called the shots , called the tune , called their bluff , called their bluffs , called to account , called upon , called your bluff , called your bluffs , calling , calling a spade a spade , calling for , calling forth , calling her bluff , calling his bluff , calling in question , calling into question , calling it a day , calling it quits , calling its bluff , calling my bluff , calling names , calling on , calling our bluff , calling our bluffs , calling the shots , calling the tune , calling their bluff , calling their bluffs , calling to account , calling upon , calling your bluff , calling your bluffs , calls , calls a spade a spade , calls for , calls forth , calls her bluff , calls his bluff , calls in question , calls into question , calls it a day , calls it quits , calls its bluff , calls my bluff , calls names , calls on , calls our bluff , calls our bluffs , calls the shots , calls the tune , calls their bluff , calls their bluffs , calls to account , calls upon , calls your bluff , calls your bluffs
Etymology
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Old English spad, from Proto-Germanic spatho- (cognate with Dutch spade, German Spade, Old Norse spada), from Proto-Indo-European *spod- 'to strike, pierce'.

Trivia
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  1. The term 'spadework' refers to hard physical labor.

  2. The spade is the fourth highest-ranking card suit in a standard deck.

  3. The term 'spade' is also used to refer to a person who digs graves.

Related Concepts
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  1. shovel: A similar implement for digging and moving materials, but usually smaller and with a rounded, scoop-shaped end.

  2. spade bit: A type of drill bit designed for use with a spade handle drill.

Culture
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In literature, the spade is a symbol of labor and hard work in Shakespeare's play 'Othello'. In music, there is a popular folk song called 'The House of the Rising Sun', which includes the line 'Go tell my mother I'm going away, Pack my bags, I'm leaving today, Don't forget my money, don't forget my keys, And the box I carry is made out of ivory and ebony', where 'box' is a homonym for 'spade'.

How to Memorize "spade"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a large, flat metal or wooden implement with a sharp edge, used for digging and moving soil, gravel, or other materials.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'spade' with the idea of digging or moving heavy materials.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the mnemonic 'S-P-A-D-E' to remember the word: 'S' for Soil, 'P' for Picking, 'A' for And, 'D' for Digging, and 'E' for Earth.

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